Decades after rail first broke ground in Los Angeles County, Angelenos will be one step closer to an airport connection with Friday afternoon’s opening of the LAX/Metro transit center.The station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line and,

In the words of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, today marks the “beginning of a new era in our city.” And to celebrate the big opening, rides across the entire Metro system—rail lines, buses, Metro Bike Share and rideshare service Metro Micro—are free from Friday through Sunday.

The new LAX/Metro Transit Center will open to the public on Friday afternoon, connecting riders directly to one of the busiest airports in the world. The Metro station has been years in the making and is coming just in time for the upcoming global events Los Angeles will host,